The attitude of the Buddha exists within the sacred space of this temple in a country which otherwise advocates a brutal and uncaring socio-economic ideology and society! The Buddha would never have accepted this system as being ‘valid’ or applicable for attaining and living with a healthy mind and body!
Translator’s Note: Ironically, Yanagi Ryuken was born in the USSR during 1941 and not in Japan. Indeed, he was born in those islands ‘North’ of Japan which
Buddhism is defined by the ‘Dharma’ – or the teachings of the Buddha – and the ‘Vinaya Discipline’, which is the moral backbone of Buddhism.
Please help Venerable Sumanjyoti Bhante with your donations to build the Vipassana Meditation Center at Aryagiri Hill. Mizoram is a State in Northeast India. Dana
Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD Translator’s Note: This article was penned around twenty years ago in 2001. This in itself is not an issue as
Dear Ben Thank you for your interesting email. If I remember rightly, I visited Greece a day or two after the terrorist attacks in New
THE SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 